Koueiry Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Koueiry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 267 | 1:15,337 | 1,440 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Koueiry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koueiry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koueiry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koueiry? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 968,490th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Koueiry occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koueiry live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
Koueiry is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 15,337. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Gorgol Region, where 36 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoueiry | 93 | 146 | / |
| K'Oueiry | 93 | 19 | / |
| Koueiriy | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kouiry | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kh'oueiry | 88 | 1 | / |
| Koueiri | 86 | 60 | / |
| Kouairy | 86 | 33 | / |
| Koweiry | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khueiry | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khoueiri | 80 | 62 | / |
| K'Oueiri | 80 | 24 | / |
| Khoueire | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khoueira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khoieiry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koueirih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouira | 77 | 2,124 | / |
| Kouiri | 77 | 372 | / |
| Kouire | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koeiri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khoueitre | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kh'oueiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koueiritt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khoueiroi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khouira | 71 | 418 | / |
| Koueyri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khouiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khaeiry | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouaire | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kouairi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuyyery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koeaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koieiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouirer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiouiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouirie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouitri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kayuiray | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kyoheire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kajoiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouirech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khouairi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khouired | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouiress | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khujeira | 67 | 1 | / |
Koueiry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koueiry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | akwyry | 60.71 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | lkwyry | 9.52 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮﻯ | akwyry | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﺭﻱ | akwry | 3.57 |
| ﺃﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | akwyry | 3.57 |
| ﻛﻮﻳﺮﻱ | kwyry | 3.57 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻱ | kwry | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﻳﺮ | akwyr | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻳﺮﻱ | alkwyry | 2.38 |
| ﺍﻛﻮﺭﻳﺮﻱ | akwryry | 1.19 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ | alkwry | 1.19 |
| ﻟﻜﻮﺭﻱ | lkwry | 1.19 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koueiry
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